Defending the jurisdiction of the clinical ethicist
Evans, J.H.
Journal of Clinical Ethics 25(1): 20-31
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1046-7890 PMID: 24779314 Document Number: 675299
In this essay I suggest that the bioethics profession's jurisdiction over healthcare ethics consultation is in need of reinforcement. I argue that as the profession becomes more successful, competitors will challenge the profession to justify its ethical claims and ask whose ethics the profession represents. This challenge will come more quickly as the profession tries to influence the ethics of healthcare organizations. I propose a method of bolstering jurisdiction that will make the profession less vulnerable to challenge in the future.